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Optimal Shape of Least Weight Arches

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Structural Optimization

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The paper concerns the shape optimization of plastically designed arches under bending and axial compression. In addition to the arch shape being unknown a priori, the problem is further made difficult by a nonsmooth objective functional. A method for solving this class of nonlinearly constrained nonsmooth optimization problem is presented and illustrated with some numerical examples.

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Authors and Affiliations

  1. Department of Mathematics, University of Western Australia, Nedlands, W.A., 6009, Australia

    K. L. Teo

  2. Dept of Civil Engineering, National University of Singapore, Kent Ridge, Singapore, 0511

    C. M. Wang

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  1. Department of Structural Design, Essen University, Universitätstraße 15, 4300, Essen 1, Germany

    G. I. N. Rozvany

  2. School of Civil and Mining Engineering, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, 2006, Australia

    B. L. Karihaloo

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Teo, K.L., Wang, C.M. (1988). Optimal Shape of Least Weight Arches. In: Rozvany, G.I.N., Karihaloo, B.L. (eds) Structural Optimization. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-1413-1_44

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